The Modi alphabet was invented during the 17th century to write the Marathi language of Maharashtra. It is a variant of the Devanagari alphabet. The Modi alphabet was used until 1950 when it was replaced by the Devanagari alphabet.

Modi is a syllabic alphabet - each letter has an inherent vowel (a). Other vowels are indicated using a variety of diacritics which appear above, below, in front of or after the main letter. Some vowels are indicated by modifying the consonant letter itself.